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    Only component high-level changes and component-specific functionality removal/changes mentioned there. For common attributes names changes follow the [Rich components standartized attributes| link ]

     

    RichFaces 3.3.3RichFaces 4.xChanges
    columncolumnnot changed in general. But check dataTable notes!
    columnGroupcolumnGroupnot changed
    columnsnot implemented for Final
    n/a
    dataOrderingListlist

    list component unify all three list components from 3.3.x and added with type attribute to define which kind of list to be rendered.

    dataDefinitionListmerged with list
    dataListmerged with list
    dataGriddataGridnot changed
    dataFilterSlidernot implemented for Finaln/a
    datascrollerdataScrollerName changed.
    dataTabledataTable

    Sorting and Filtering API's and attributes changed. Built-in not implemented. Modifiable model changed to Arrangeable. see reference guide for details.

    subTablenot implemented for Finaln/a. But that lightweight variant should be discussed and implemented in future.

    collapsibleSubTable/collasibleSubTableTogglernew more complex variant of subTable which allows to expand collapse by using toggler component.
    extendedDataTableextendedDataTable

    merged with extendedDataTable. So that new table has next features:

    • both horizontal and vertical scrolling
    • ajax/client vertical scrolling modes
    • selection
    • "frozen" columns support
    • dnd reordering/resizing the columns

    And currently not implemented:

    • Header menus from 3.3.x EDT component
    • Visibility feature for columns
    scrollableDataTablemerged with extendedDataTablen/a
    a4j:repeat

    a4j:repeat

    just repeated there. descrined at [core component page| link]